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   projectile

   /prəˈdʒɛktʌɪl/

   noun

   • 1. a missile designed to be fired from a gun: "the guns were deployed to flail the village with their one-ton projectiles"
   • ▪ an object propelled through the air, especially one thrown as a weapon: "they tried to shield Johnson from the projectiles that were being thrown"

   adjective

   • 1. denoting or relating to a projectile: "a projectile weapon"
   • ▪ propelled with great force: "Simon was projectile vomiting"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: modern Latin, from project- ‘thrown forth’, from the verb proicere (see project).

   Scrabble Points: 21

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